Museoception is a space for critical reflection on museums and cultural policy in what is now known as Canada.
An Imperfect Visitor to Imperfect Places
I am an imperfect visitor. As much as I love museums, sometimes I struggle to engage with their content. Within this post, I am going to outline some of the places I would like to go back to and why. Usually, it’s a combination of being an imperfect visitor to imperfect places designed with an…
Keep readingLegitimizing Colonialism: Exhibitions on a “First Story” and Immigration
I am almost at the end of my January visits! Within this post, I am going to talk about my visit to the Wellington County Museum and Archives. Background In my experience, museums with both an archive and affiliated historical society often have a more accessible history. In this case, the Wellington County Museum and…
Keep readingLanguage in Museums: Visiting the Mohawk Institute Residential School
Within this post, I am going to talk about my experience visiting the Mohawk Institute Residential School (MI) at the Woodland Cultural Centre (WCC). I always learn a lot visiting the WCC because it challenges my preconceptions. I am a white settler (English) raised in a Christian household and educated in Canadian public schools. I…
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